The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-07-09
THE MISSOURI CENTRAL IN A NEW
LIGHT.

LIGHT.
When work was ordered to be stopp-
al ar rather not commenced after the
had been LET, upon that part
,f the Missouri Pacific extension De-
tween Boonville and Jefferson CITY, III
vas at once conjectured here that this
action might mean that Mr.. Gould IN
instead of going by the first IN
tended route, to cross the river at
ROCKVILLE, and take his fifteen loot
Grade down the north side OF the Mis-
souri, to st. Louis.
An article from the Rocheport COM
mercial which we print, to-day, says
that this is Mr.. Gould's intention.
Without expressing any opinion as 10
the reliability of the statements oHefeo
bv the Commercial it can do no harm
to discuss the merits of such a scheme.
1t seems to us that Lexington woulo
he benefited by it, and greatly 80. II
railroads were to be permitted to be a
law unto themselves, it might nave
been more desirable to have a different
c~orporation control this route than
the Missouri Pacific. But, as it is now
determined that the state shall CONTROL
and that all, under similar circum-
stances, shall be treated alike, that 1ea-
tnre ot the case is largely eliminated
from consideration.
Granting this, it will at once appear
that it will be a great benefit to Lex
~iugton to have Mr.. Gould carry out the
nlan under discussion. If it is not done
the Missouri Central may and it may
mot come by way of Lexington. witt
t Mr.. Hayward's known prediction TO-
5 the Brownsville route the chances ar
that it would not. 1t Mr.. Goui'
t builds it the Lexington end Is alread!
finished and ready for operation. "A
lbetween the Jefferton City and tn
northern route tho latter would b
greatly to our advantage. BY Jefer
" SON CITY, from B%oonville east we ar
: given no new connections; by tn
northern route we would have a diree
It road to Columbia, Fulton, Montgome
nv, Warren and St. Charles II
It would string together some OF tn
Is most important county seats i'll Mi
souri,, Fulton, Columbia, Boonviii'
Marshall, Lexington and Indepel
! dence, and would pass through a Sc
> ton of country unsurpassed snywhei
in the United States for natur
e resources, and only in a few taVore
parts OF the east for present develoI
is ment in wealth, education and rein
~ ment. Indeed we doubt if, upon al
Ie line of railroad of equal length, an
lis where in a rural country there cou
d. be counted more important education
institutions than would be found upf
81 this one, beginning with Fulton al
IL ending with independence, omittil
not n place mentioned, and countll
u at one of them the State Universe
and Agricultural College.
MIR. Gould would find his advanta
lily in all of those reasons. which have be
10 80 long urged for the building OF I
to Short Line. The route would
nd shorter than any other between
"a Louis and Kansas City. 1t Wot
pass through a better country, a
therefore develop a greater local or
mess. And last, but not least,
occupying that territory would fore'
preclude the desirability of a comp
ing road through it, which il he d
not somebody else certainly will bui
There are very many reasons "
Mr.. Gould should build the road
ties suggested, and while we are free
md say that we should prefer to have
ion new corporation control it, and a Il
end road from end to end, still, rather L
has the present uncertainty as 10 u
and ting theindependent road we should
io,ce to hear that Mr.. Gould intent
;.o to give it to US.